CATALyST scholars

2021 Scholars

Annie Hoopes, MD, MPH

Dr. Hoopes trained as a pediatrician and adolescent medicine physician, and subsequently obtained a master’s degree in public health. In addition to being a CATALyST scholar, Dr. Hoopes provides care to teens at The Adolescent Center at Kaiser Permanente Washington (KPWA). She also collaborates with learning health system (LHS) scientists at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute on the integration of adolescent mental health services into the KPWA primary care system. Now with 75% CATALyST-protected time to focus on developing her research career, Dr. Hoopes is exploring how to improve the design and use of the electronic patient portal to address adolescent sexual and reproductive health care needs at KPWA and promote health equity in adolescent care.  

Hoopes mentor team: Rita Mangione-Smith MD, MPH, Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, Paula Lozano MD, MPH, James Ralston MD, MPH, Marlaine Figueroa Gray, PhD

2020 Scholars

Kendra Liljenquist, PhD, MPH

Dr. Liljenquist, a rehabilitation scientist, is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine and an investigator at the Seattle Children’s Research Institute. Her research focuses on addressing racial and economic disparities in child development outcomes through enhanced access to high-quality pediatric preventive care services and community-based programs. Dr. Liljenquist is partnering with families, clinicians, and staff at the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic in Seattle to design and integrate a new developmental and family resource needs screening and response program for families of children ages 2 to 5 years old.

Liljenquist mentor team: Tumaini Rucker Coker, MD, MBA, Julie Kientz, PhD, Dagmar Amtmann, PhD, Bonnie Duran, PhD

Leah Marcotte, MD

Dr. Marcotte is associate medical director for population health at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a primary care physician at UW General Internal Medicine Center. Her research is aimed at understanding and improving how feedback is delivered to clinicians to improve patient care. Her goals are to leverage experience in health systems leadership with a skill set in research to help develop and lead in learning health system models.

Marcotte mentor team: Josh Liao, MD, MSc, David Flum, MD, MPH, Karin Nelson, MD, MSHS 
 

Questions?

Contact: Susan Brandzel
CATALyST Program Administrator
Susan.X.Brandzel@kp.org